diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index befa10e..12fa02e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
+- Disable API validation for snapshots
 
 ### Changed
 - `publication.platform` changed to `publishing.platform`
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/mipt/npm/gradle/KScienceProjectPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/mipt/npm/gradle/KScienceProjectPlugin.kt
index 5d666e4..87fa030 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/mipt/npm/gradle/KScienceProjectPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/mipt/npm/gradle/KScienceProjectPlugin.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ru.mipt.npm.gradle
 
 import groovy.text.SimpleTemplateEngine
+import kotlinx.validation.ApiValidationExtension
 import kotlinx.validation.BinaryCompatibilityValidatorPlugin
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
@@ -8,17 +9,14 @@ import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.*
 import org.jetbrains.changelog.ChangelogPlugin
 import org.jetbrains.dokka.gradle.DokkaPlugin
 import org.jetbrains.dokka.gradle.DokkaTask
-import ru.mipt.npm.gradle.internal.addGithubPublishing
-import ru.mipt.npm.gradle.internal.addSonatypePublishing
-import ru.mipt.npm.gradle.internal.addSpacePublishing
-import ru.mipt.npm.gradle.internal.setupPublication
+import ru.mipt.npm.gradle.internal.*
 
 @Suppress("unused")
 class KSciencePublishingExtension(val project: Project) {
     private var initializedFlag = false
 
-    fun configurePublications(vcsUrl: String){
-        if(!initializedFlag) {
+    fun configurePublications(vcsUrl: String) {
+        if (!initializedFlag) {
             project.setupPublication(vcsUrl)
             initializedFlag = true
         }
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ class KSciencePublishingExtension(val project: Project) {
      */
     fun github(githubProject: String, githubOrg: String = "mipt-npm") {
         //automatically initialize vcs using github
-        if(!initializedFlag){
+        if (!initializedFlag) {
             configurePublications("https://github.com/$githubOrg/$githubProject")
         }
         project.addGithubPublishing(githubOrg, githubProject)
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@ class KSciencePublishingExtension(val project: Project) {
      *  Space publishing
      */
     fun space(spaceRepo: String = "https://maven.pkg.jetbrains.space/mipt-npm/p/sci/maven") {
-        require(initializedFlag){"The publishing is not set up use 'configurePublications' method to do so"}
+        require(initializedFlag) { "The publishing is not set up use 'configurePublications' method to do so" }
         project.addSpacePublishing(spaceRepo)
     }
 
@@ -52,8 +50,8 @@ class KSciencePublishingExtension(val project: Project) {
     /**
      *  Sonatype publishing
      */
-    fun sonatype(){
-        require(initializedFlag){"The publishing is not set up use 'configurePublications' method to do so"}
+    fun sonatype() {
+        require(initializedFlag) { "The publishing is not set up use 'configurePublications' method to do so" }
         project.addSonatypePublishing()
     }
 }
@@ -177,6 +175,14 @@ open class KScienceProjectPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             description = "Publish development or production release based on version suffix"
             dependsOn(generateReadme)
         }
+
+        // Disable API validation for snapshots
+        if (isSnapshot()) {
+            extensions.findByType<ApiValidationExtension>()?.apply {
+                validationDisabled = true
+                logger.warn("API validation is disabled for snapshot or dev version")
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     companion object {